Bart Simpson and I are having an argument. That’s because while he might tell you “Don’t have a cow, man”, I’m definitely going to recommend that you do. As long as it’s a Red Brick Sacred Cow Chai Tea Milk Stout, of course. That’s because I really like this beer that I saw at my local Kroger store one fine December evening.

Red Brick Sacred Cow Chai Tea Milk Stout is a milk stout in style brewed with real tea and spices to give it an authentic chai-like flavor. Are tea leaves all that different from hops as a spice? Perhaps, but there’s no reason why you can’t season a stout with tea, and after a few sips of this delightful brew I was convinced it was a great idea.

Red Brick Sacred Cow Chai Tea Milk Stout doesn’t come up on the brewery’s website, so I’m not sure if this beer will be back again. I certainly hope so, though. It doesn’t seem to fit the bill as a winter seasonal, rather seeming more of a whimsical one-off, but one that I would love to see again.

I paid $8.99 for a six-pack of Sacred Cow at Kroger. The beer has an alcohol content of 6% by volume and is supposedly offered on draft as well, though I have yet to see it at my local Taco Mac.

Red Brick Sacred Cow Chai Tea Milk Stout pours to a jet black color with a thick creamy tan head and a spicy chai nose of cardamom and cinnamon. Taking a sip, I get a medium bodied beer with light roast and licorice and lots of chai spice: cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, allspice. Finishes with roast and very dry spice. I love this beer, it’s like a collision between coffee and chai, exceedingly delicious and pleasant to sip.

This noble experiment works well, and this really tastes like chai. Please bring it back Red Brick!

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